Falling Creek Middle

Public 6-8

 4724 Hopkins Rd.
       Richmond, VA  23234-3657


(804) 743-3640

District: Chesterfield County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
406th of 422 Virginia Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,497 Help


Students who attend Falling Creek Middle usually attend:

High:    Meadowbrook High

Feeder schools for Falling Creek Middle:

Elementary:    Bensley Elementary
    Beulah Elementary
    Falling Creek Elementary
    Hopkins Road Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  1,419

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.1%
African American:
37.8%
White:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.1% Help


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Compare Details Falling Creek Middle ranks worse than 96.2% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks last among 12 ranked middle schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.1%), African American (37.8%), White (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Falling Creek Middle is 16.3, which is the highest among 12 middle schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Falling Creek Middle is $6,497. 9 middle schools in the Chesterfield County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Falling Creek Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Falling Creek Middle 406th of 422 Virginia public middle schools. (See Falling Creek Middle in the ranking list.)

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Chesterfield County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Chesterfield County Public Schools 75th of 131 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Falling Creek Middle

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Rank History for all students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 32.74 285th 340 16.2%
2006 30.06 318th 383 17.0%
2007 47.84 215th 387 44.4%
2008 34.92 292nd 391 25.3%
2009 38.11 272nd 390 30.3%
2010 33.50 318th 408 22.1%
2011 28.30 346th 413 16.2%
2012 30.80 333rd 413 19.4%
2013 23.81 353rd 416 15.1%
2014 16.43 377th 416 9.4%
2015 18.04 365th 412 11.4%
2016 16.20 373rd 409 8.8%
2017 20.72 369th 415 11.1%
2018 15.78 389th 413 5.8%
2019 17.20 383rd 424 9.7%
2021 11.02 393rd 419 6.2%
2022 7.81 390th 415 6.0%
2023 6.42 406th 422 3.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.72 100th 100 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 7.08 396th 411 3.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.32 275th 278 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 6.06 395th 409 3.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.80 262nd 298 12.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Falling Creek Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.36 269th 275 2.2%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a student
Thursday, June 13, 2019

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Open Quote This school is a gladiator arena. They claim fights are down 30 percent. Students attack other students and are talked to but not disciplined. My daughter attends. She is never attending again. I will pay tuition before she sets foot in a middle or higb school in Chesterfield County. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Falling Creek Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 969 969
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 972 972
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 960 960
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 984 984
1993 604 344 74 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1050
1994 626 349 83 22 1 n/a n/a 0 1081
1995 572 444 85 36 3 n/a n/a 0 1140
1996 572 444 85 36 3 n/a n/a 0 1140
1997 520 505 75 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1146
1998 493 545 61 41 1 n/a n/a 0 1141
1999 435 540 57 34 2 n/a n/a 0 1068
2000 432 548 48 48 1 n/a n/a -4 1073
2001 395 547 63 43 1 n/a n/a 0 1049
2002 348 634 69 120 5 n/a n/a 0 1176
2003 348 634 69 120 5 n/a n/a 0 1176
2004 302 681 61 139 7 n/a n/a 2 1192
2005 266 704 59 158 8 n/a n/a 3 1198
2006 245 681 57 199 5 n/a n/a 3 1190
2007 185 613 40 187 6 n/a n/a 3 1034
2008 154 584 30 230 5 n/a n/a 3 1006
2009 153 594 34 257 5 n/a n/a 6 1049
2010 155 619 39 262 3 n/a n/a 8 1086
2011 163 645 31 309 4 0 29 0 1181
2012 133 671 32 326 7 0 40 0 1209
2013 127 650 39 334 4 3 45 0 1202
2014 118 624 41 388 5 5 43 0 1224
2015 113 575 37 425 4 2 38 0 1194
2016 100 565 32 465 3 1 33 0 1199
2017 101 509 23 497 1 0 37 0 1168
2018 94 556 26 556 0 2 39 0 1273
2019 98 591 26 620 0 1 47 0 1383
2020 113 645 25 672 0 1 32 0 1488
2021 110 591 22 683 0 0 29 0 1435
2022 90 611 24 712 0 2 30 0 1469
2023 61 537 19 768 0 2 32 0 1419

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Falling Creek Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 969 64.2 15.0 n/a
1990 972 59.8 16.2 n/a
1991 960 61.8 15.5 n/a
1992 984 62.9 15.6 n/a
1993 1050 64.5 16.3 n/a
1994 1081 43.8 n/a 23.6
1995 1140 n/a 0.0 25.1
1996 1140 n/a 0.0 25.1
1997 1146 n/a 0.0 27.1
1998 1141 n/a 0.0 27.5
1999 1068 85.6 12.5 36
2000 1073 n/a 0.0 30.5
2001 1049 80.0 13.1 40
2002 1176 87.0 13.5 47
2003 1176 87.0 13.5 47
2004 1192 94.0 12.7 51.1
2005 1198 92.0 13.0 52
2006 1190 95.0 12.5 52.1
2007 1034 82.6 12.5 51.6
2008 1006 59.5 16.9 54.2
2009 1049 57.4 18.3 59.2
2010 1086 60.5 17.9 61.4
2011 1181 65.6 17.9 59.8
2012 1209 81.4 14.8 62.6
2013 1202 84.8 14.1 60.1
2014 1224 86.3 14.1 64.5
2015 1194 84.0 14.2 67.3
2016 1199 87.0 13.7 68.8
2017 1168 88.4 13.2 66.6
2018 1273 88.7 14.3 71.5
2019 1383 97.9 14.1 82.1
2020 1488 101.3 14.6 89.6
2021 1435 101.5 14.1 n/a
2022 1469 94.0 15.6 90.7
2023 1419 87.0 16.3 80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Falling Creek Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 969 64.2 15.0 n/a
1990 972 59.8 16.2 n/a
1991 960 61.8 15.5 n/a
1992 984 62.9 15.6 n/a
1993 1050 64.5 16.3 n/a
1994 1081 43.8 n/a 23.6
1995 1140 n/a 0.0 25.1
1996 1140 n/a 0.0 25.1
1997 1146 n/a 0.0 27.1
1998 1141 n/a 0.0 27.5
1999 1068 85.6 12.5 36
2000 1073 n/a 0.0 30.5
2001 1049 80.0 13.1 40
2002 1176 87.0 13.5 47
2003 1176 87.0 13.5 47
2004 1192 94.0 12.7 51.1
2005 1198 92.0 13.0 52
2006 1190 95.0 12.5 52.1
2007 1034 82.6 12.5 51.6
2008 1006 59.5 16.9 54.2
2009 1049 57.4 18.3 59.2
2010 1086 60.5 17.9 61.4
2011 1181 65.6 17.9 59.8
2012 1209 81.4 14.8 62.6
2013 1202 84.8 14.1 60.1
2014 1224 86.3 14.1 64.5
2015 1194 84.0 14.2 67.3
2016 1199 87.0 13.7 68.8
2017 1168 88.4 13.2 66.6
2018 1273 88.7 14.3 71.5
2019 1383 97.9 14.1 82.1
2020 1488 101.3 14.6 89.6
2021 1435 101.5 14.1 n/a
2022 1469 94.0 15.6 90.7
2023 1419 87.0 16.3 80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Falling Creek Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $336 (5.4%) $5,883 (94.6%) $6,219
2020 $340 (5.4%) $5,976 (94.6%) $6,316
2021 $611 (9.4%) $5,886 (90.6%) $6,497

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Falling Creek Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 383rd of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 406th of 422 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Falling Creek Middle)5014.1
 36%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8041.4
 38.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Falling Creek Middle)6239.5
 22.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7666.5
 9.5%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Falling Creek Middle)9654
 42%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)9682
 14%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7855
 23%
7th Grade English Reading (Falling Creek Middle)6540.9
 24.1%
   7th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7964.6
 14.4%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%
8th Grade Writing (Falling Creek Middle)5536.9
 18.1%
   8th Grade Writing (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7258
 14%
   8th Grade Writing (Virginia)7055.5
 14.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Falling Creek Middle)5226
 26%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7153
 18%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7757
 20%
8th Grade Science (Falling Creek Middle)6323.2
 39.8%
   8th Grade Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8039.1
 40.9%
   8th Grade Science (Virginia)7860.7
 17.3%
8th Grade English Reading (Falling Creek Middle)4942.7
 6.3%
   8th Grade English Reading (Chesterfield County Public Schools)7569.5
 5.5%
   8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7670.7
 5.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Falling Creek Middle)7343
 30%
   End of Course Algebra I (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8574
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)8680
 6%
End of Course Earth Science (Falling Creek Middle)1182
 71%
   End of Course Earth Science (Chesterfield County Public Schools)8071
 9%
   End of Course Earth Science (Virginia)8172
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13831419
 2.6%
African American591537
 9.1%
American Indian00
Asian2619
 26.9%
Hispanic620768
 23.9%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White9861
 37.8%
Two or More Races4732
 31.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.1%80.1%
 2%


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Students at Falling Creek Middle are 54% Hispanic, 38% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Falling Creek Middle usually go on to attend Meadowbrook High

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,419 students attended Falling Creek Middle.

Falling Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Virginia middle schools.


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